The world is in shock after yet another assassination attempt on the life of Donald Trump was thwarted on Sunday. This was the second assassination attempt targeting Trump in just 64 days.
Before Trump was shot in the ear back in July, it had been over forty years since an assassination attempt was made on a current or former president. Trump being targeted by two attempts in such quick succession has raised questions as to who might be to blame.
On Monday, Trump revealed the two people whose rhetoric he thinks has inspired the attempts on his life. Indeed, Trump is laying blame on none other than President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
From Fox News:
“He believed the rhetoric of Biden and Harris, and he acted on it,” Trump said of the gunman in an interview with Fox News Digital. “Their rhetoric is causing me to be shot at, when I am the one who is going to save the country, and they are the ones that are destroying the country — both from the inside and out.”Trump pointed to Biden and Harris’ past comments casting Trump as a “threat to democracy,” while telling Americans they are “unity” leaders.
“They are the opposite,” Trump said. “These are people that want to destroy our country. It is called the enemy from within. They are the real threat…They do it with a combination of rhetoric and lawsuits they wrap me up in. These are the things that dangerous fools, like the shooter, listen to — that is the rhetoric they listen to, and the same with the first one.”
Anti-Trump Rhetoric Has Gone Too Far
It may seem extreme for Trump to blame Biden and Harris for a crazed gunman trying to kill him. However, just imagine if Biden and Harris were to ever be targeted by an assassin. Indeed, they would likely immediately place the bulk of the blame on Trump.
While criticizing Trump for his own rhetoric, Biden and Harris have called the former president and his supporters the most vile things imaginable. They’ve constantly claimed that Trump is a “threat to democracy” who must be stopped at all costs. After hearing that for years, it should come as no surprise that a crazed liberal would think that he is doing the world a favor by killing Trump.
Even after the first assassination attempt on Trump, Biden and Harris didn’t tone down their rhetoric. If anything, it felt like they only amped up their anti-Trump remarks. During the recent presidential debate, Harris was able to push various unfounded racist stories about Trump. Though these stories have been debunked, she was not fact-checked about them.
Meanwhile, many in the mainstream media have responded to the Trump assassination attempts by faulting the former president’s own rhetoric for what happened to him. When it comes to Trump, they have no problem callously blaming the victim.
The multiple assassination attempts on Trump serve as a reminder of the highly charged times that we are currently living in. Whether you blame Biden and Harris for the attempts on Trump’s life or not, it can’t be denied that their rhetoric has gone too far.
Key Takeaways:
- The second assassination attempt on Trump in 64 days is narrowly thwarted.
- Trump blames Biden and Harris for the assassination attempt.
- The anti-Trump rhetoric has gone too far.
Source: Fox News
